Seeking objectivity in a busy world

You lament, bemoan no change in election results. We are sending the same people back again. Who did you support in the primaries? How many new people did we even know about? I did not keep track but I would guess that you supported a whole lot more incumbents than you did new people.

What did you do to help voters make a better, different decisions? About the only time we read anything about a politician is when they are running for office. Newspapers have done a poor job of helping readers be truly informed about the issues. You have your Sunday issues section; your editorials which I consider to be slanted to the left; your letters to the editor. Rarely, do we read anything from our elected officials unless they are having a spat with someone.

I would strongly suggest that you encourage all elected officials to, on a regular basis, write an article (not long-winded, not circuitous, but bullet points) about their positions on the subjects that affect their constituents, which would be most everything. What committees they serve on, why they are voting the way they are, who is influencing their decisions (I guess you would have to tell us that since I am sure that they would not volunteer that info). If it is a national issue, contact the legislators immediately involved in the subject and follow up with the local legislators for their thoughts. And then follow up to see what action the local legislator actually took.

A lot of people are voting straight party line because they are not informed or have closed minds to anything other that the latest sound bite or the fact that Bon Jovi, Bruce, or Beyonce is having a concert for them. Or maybe they rely on the national and local papers to tell them who to vote for. I listen to the many campaign commercials and am amazed at the charges made by one candidate about another. I don't like my vote being taken for granted or ignored, but I am glad that I was not subjected to all of the presidential ads. They were not informative at all.

You could do a more consistent job of educating the readers. I am not saying that you should be doing an Economics201 class, but at least a 101 class, since it is not being taught in school these days.

Half the population does not agree with the other half but the percents by issue vary. You are missing a lot of opportunity to be a thought generator. I would imagine that you believe that you are middle of the road, but not from my perspective. I am a conservative, but not an extreme one. Just one with a different worldview than you.

Judy Conger

SAYREVILLE

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